Dear colleagues, 

Green Inequalities:

An inquiry into urban environmental gentrification

Barcelona, Spain

February 17, 2017

Free Admission

Does the distribution of new environmental amenities become more or less equitable as cities implement greening agendas? How can we resolve the tension between the targeted economic and health benefits of urban green spaces that accrue to a few and the diffuse ecological benefits experienced by many?

The Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability is hosting an international workshop on urban environmental gentrification that will culminate in a free daylong inquiry into these questions. The event, to be held February 17, 2017 in Barcelona is free and open to the public. Experts in urban public health; gentrification; urban real estate and finance; community-based greening; and urban environmental planning will be paired up to interactively debate some of the core concerns underlying the emerging notion of environmental gentrification. Please RSVP with your name and number of attendees to [log in to unmask]

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Charles Agyemang (Associate Professor & Principal Investigator, University of Amsterdam); Nuria Benach (University Professor of Human Geography, University of Barcelona); Stefan Bouzarovski (Professor of Geography, University of Manchester); Eric Clark (Professor of Human Geography, Lund University); Hamil Pearsall (Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University); Lindsay Rosenfeld (Scientist and Lecturer, Brandeis University); Tom Slater (Reader in Urban Geography, University of Edinburgh); Rachel Weber (Professor of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois – Chicago); Elvin Wyly (Professor of Geography, University of British Columbia)

ORGANIZERS AND MODERATORS

Isabelle Anguelovski, Director Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and

Sustainability (Senior Researcher and Principal Investigator, ICTA-UAB)

James Connolly, Associate Director Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice

and Sustainability, ICTA-UAB

Melissa Garcia-Lamarca, Postdoctoral Researcher, ICTA-UAB

Helen Cole, Postdoctoral Researcher, ICTA-UAB

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS:

The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA)

The Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)

The Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research (IMIM)

Espais Critics, Research Group, research group, UB (Universitat de Barcelona) UAB-UOC  (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)

Detailed schedule available soon at bcnej.org

Event Location: Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), Carrer del Dr. Aiguader, 88, 08003 Barcelona, Metro Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica (L4)